1、Unit 1Festivals around the worldSection Warming Up&ReadingPreparing预习多维感知Section 预习多维感知Step One：Ask and Discussion1What kinds of festivals in China do you know about?_答 案：The Spring Festival；The Lantern Festival(元宵节)；The TombSweeping Day(清明节)；The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)；The MidAutumn Festival(中 秋
2、节)；The Double Ninth Festival(重阳节)2.What festivals of foreign countries do you know about?_答案：Easter；Valentines Day；Halloween；Thanksgiving Day；ChristmasStep Two：Fast ReadingScan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1Whats the main idea of the text?AFestivals have many origin
3、s.BFestivals are held to honour the dead and famous people.CFestivals are held for happy events.DFestivals are happy times for people to get together.答案：A2In ancient times，people wouldcelebrate_.Awhen winter beganBwhen winter endedCif food was difficult to findDduring the cold winter months答案：B3Whic
4、h of the following is NOT the festival to honour the dead?AThe Japanese festival Obon.BThe Day of the Dead in Mexico.CThe Western holiday Halloween.DJapans Cherry Blossom Festival.答案：D4Which of the following festivals is not mentioned in the text?AColumbus Day.BMidAutumn Festival.CEaster.DChristmas
5、Day.答案：D5What can we infer from the passage?A People would have feasts，sing and dance at all festivals.BPeople celebrate festivals because they dont want to work.C By celebrating festivals，people are developing the culture and customs.DFestivals have only four kinds of origins.答案：CStep Three：Careful
6、 ReadingRead the text carefully again and try to answer the following questions.1What are festivals of the dead usually for?_答案：Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others，who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.2 What makes autumn festiv
7、als happy events?_答 案：Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for the winter and the hard farm work is finished.3 What do people usually do at Spring Festivals?_答案：At Spring Festivals，people usually have dances，carnivals and other activities to celebrate the
8、end of winter and the coming of spring.4What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?_答案：It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.Step Four：SummaryFestivals and celebrations are common to peo
9、ple all over the world.The following are some examples of different important holidays in many countries.Some festivals honour the dead or satisfy the 1._.For the Japanese festival Obon，people clean 2._，light 3._，and play music because theythink that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In 4._
10、 in Mexico，people celebrate the Day of the Dead with food shaped like 5._ and cakes with“bones”on them.They offer food，flowers and gifts to 6._.Some festivals honour 7._.China has 8._ to honour the famous ancient 9._，Qu Yuan.The USA has Columbus Day to celebrate Christopher Columbus coming to the Ne
11、w World.India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi，the leader who helped India become 10._ from Britain.Some countries celebrate harvests in the autumn.China and Japan have 11._ festivals.Some festivals are held near the 12._ of winter to celebrate the coming of spring.Chin
12、as Spring Festival is an important festival for families to celebrate the Lunar New Year together.In some other countries there are exciting 13._ with parades，music，dancing and colourful clothing.Finally，Easter is an important 14._ festival for Christians around the world to celebrate the return of
13、Jesus from the dead and 15._ and new life.答案：1.ancestors2.graves3.incense and lamps4early November5.skulls6.the dead7.famous people8.the Dragon Boat Festival9.poet10.independent11midautumn12.end13.carnivals14.religious and social15.the coming of springStep Five：DiscussionShould we，Chinese students，celebrate western festivals like Christmas？Why or why not?_本部分内容讲解结束点此进入课件目录按ESC键退出全屏播放谢谢使用
